,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ci  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of
 ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january #ca1 
#bjai ,mr4 ,moran 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,durbin1 ,mr4 ,alexander1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1
 ,mr4 ,barrasso1 ,mr4 ,bennet1 ,mr4     
,blunt1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mrs4 ,capito1   
,mr4 ,carper1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 ,ms4       
,collins1 ,mr4 ,coons1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1    
,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,daines1 
,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mr4 ,enzi1 ,ms4       
,ernst1 ,mrs4 ,fischer1 ,mr4 ,gardner1  
,mr4 ,graham1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mrs4       
,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4        
,isakson1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4 ,jones1   
,mr4 ,kennedy1 ,mr4 ,king1 ,ms4         
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4        
,merkley1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,paul1    
,mr4 ,perdue1 ,mr4 ,portman1 ,mr4       
,risch1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4 ,schumer1   
,ms4 ,smith1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,south      
,carolina1 ,mr4 ,thune1 ,mr4 ,tillis1   
,mr4 ,van ,hollen1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4   
,wicker1 and ,ms4 ,stabenow7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     

considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,recognizing the #ajjth anniversary of  
the ,american ,farm ,bureau ,federation 
and celebrating the long history of the 
,american ,farm ,bureau ,federation     
representing the farmers of the ,united 
,states4  ,whereas1 on ,november #ab1   
#aiai1 a group of farmers met in        
,chicago1 ,illinois1 to found the       
,american ,farm ,bureau ,federation1    
with the goal of making the business of 
farming more profitable and the         
community a better place to live2       
,whereas ,james ,howard1 the first      
president of the ,american ,farm ,bureau
 ,federation1 said in #aibj1 ,what's    
good for the farmers is good for        
,america2 ,whereas1 with ,state farm    
bureaus in all #ej ,states and ,puerto  
,rico1 #b1hjj county farm bureaus1 and  
#f1jjj1jjj member families1 the         
,american ,farm ,bureau ,federation is  
one of the largest farmer organizations 
in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the    
mission of the ,american ,farm ,bureau  

,federation is to enhance and strengthen
 the lives of rural ,americans and to   
build strong1 prosperous agricultural   
communities2 ,whereas the ,american     
,farm ,bureau ,federation fulfills its  
mission-- 7#a7 by representing farm and 
ranch families united for the purpose of
 formulating action to improve the rural
 ,united ,states2  7#b7 by supporting   
educational improvement1 economic       
opportunity1 and social advancement2 and
  7#c7 by promoting the well-being of   
the people of the ,united ,states2      
,whereas the ,american ,farm ,bureau    
,federation has represented the         
interests of farmers with respect to the
 consideration and enactment of all     
major legislation impacting farmers     
since the founding of the ,american     
,farm ,bureau ,federation2 and ,whereas 
the ,american ,farm ,bureau ,federation 
plays a vital role in promoting the     
well-being of the people of the ,united 
,states--  7#a7 by analyzing the        
problems faced by farm and ranch        

families2 and  7#b7 by formulating      
action to achieve the goals of farm and 
ranch families3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 commemorates   
the #ajjth anniversary of the ,american 
,farm ,bureau ,federation2  7#b7        
recognizes the ,american ,farm ,bureau  
,federation for #ajj years of promoting 
farm and ranch interests for the benefit
 of the people of the ,united ,states2  
and  7#c7 applauds the ,american ,farm  
,bureau ,federation for its past1       
present1 and future efforts to advocate 
for farm interests that are critical to 
the ,united ,states4